The advice I leave here for my future great-grandchildren is the same I give to my children and grandchildren if they were to ask me. First things first: 1. Make the Lord our God your #1. Know him personally, accept him, pray to him, and worship him. I regularly pray for all of you. When…

In the aftermath of receiving a verbal tongue lashing from a close relative, my downcast grandmother shared this piece of wisdom with me: “An unkind word spoken in haste can never be retrieved.” Those words have stayed with me over the years and helped me to hold MY tongue many times. Jeanine Trofholz, Nebraska ___________…

There are so many skills lost by one single generation failing to pass along their knowledge and wisdom to their children. How to live simply, how to live within one’s means, how to build a fire or cook on a wood-burning stove, and how to prepare foods and meals passed down for generations have become…

Dear Next Generation: My experience has taught me that living by the principles of truth and justice is essential to leading a fulfilling life. Today’s culture tries to persuade us that feelings should become the principal influence in our decision-making. Yet it is self-discipline and sacrifice that compel us to achieve the selfless goals that…

I was born in 1960 and remember the rebellion against authority that spawned from the Vietnam War. That was an unsettled time when people turned away from God and their parents, grandparents, teachers, and governing authorities. The respect for family and moral values was forever changed. Since that time, television, computers, the internet, and social…